Karin Thurnes uniquely combines profound consciousness work with creative power. As an experienced transformation mentor and mental coach, she guides people in not only intellectually understanding inner blockages, but also in making them visible and ultimately resolving them. Her art is the physical continuation of this work – a tactile experience that picks up where the power of words often ends.

 

"I accompany people in not only understanding their inner blockages, but also making them visible and resolving them. My art is the physical continuation of this work."

 

In her studio, which she sees as a space of alchemy, she creates works that forge new strength and radiant light from fragility, self-doubt, and pain. Karin understands her work as an invitation to radical self-knowledge and authenticity – she meets the viewer directly at the interface between the subconscious and reality.

 

The mirror is central to her current project. However, it serves not vanity, but revelation. Those who look into it do not see a clear, pleasing image. Instead, the viewer is confronted with fragmentation, distortion, grids, and sharp breaks. These visual disturbances symbolize the primal wounds we all carry within us.

 

Using mixed media on canvas, eggshells, plaster, wire, rope, and fragments of mirror, Karin Thurnes creates multi-layered structures. The deliberate destruction and rearrangement of materials makes inner barriers tangible and transforms them into a form of beauty that is only possible through the courage to embrace fragility and openness. Her works act as catalysts: they bring deeply hidden feelings to the surface and invite viewers to accept the seemingly shattered reflection of their own soul.

 

Since around 95 percent of our daily thoughts and actions occur subconsciously, her art aims to bypass the analytical mind and address the deeper layers of being. In working with her clients, Karin Thurnes utilizes various mental and intuitively sensitive methods, and, if desired, artistic processes, to resolve deep-seated fears and burdensome blockages in places where the mind cannot reach. This is about far more than simply letting go – it is about remembering and rediscovering one's own inherent power.

 

With her participation in SWISSARTEXPO 2026 at Zurich Main Station, Karin Thurnes is sending a clear message: The time is ripe to no longer just silently carry inner blockages, but to bravely bring them to light.